I wore the GP100 around in this holster for two days concealed, and it was comfortable and kept the revolver hidden beneath my light jacket. Beyond,http://www.customsixguns.com/writings/dissolving_the_myth.htm. About Steven Tracy: Steven Tracy is a full-time police officer and has been a firearms enthusaist since birth and a certified firearms instructor for the last 28 years. Certainly a part of that is down to the guns handle. This gun is so close to a .44 Magnum it might as well be one. Disassembly of integrated subassemblies requires no special tools and allows for easy maintenance and assembly. It is our first review of a Ruger round gun. The GP100 in .44 Special reminds me why. The 44 Special is an awesome cartridge but is suffers from one inescapable problem The SAAMI pressure limits for the 44 Special are held ridiculously low. Although the stainless-steel revolver features the Ruger family brushed satin finish, its a working gun look, without much fine polish. The excellent sights and quality trigger combine to help keep your shots in a tight group. Ruger GP100 Stainless 3" Revolver 5 RD 44 Special $849.00 (Save up to 20%) Price $675.00. It was made stronger with the intent to fire an unlimited number of full-power .357 Magnum rounds. Cooking up Hornady 180gr XTPs today. 20 grains and about 100fps more then a standard .45 auto load isnt that impressive. No offense to Super Redhawk owners but I absolutely hate that barrel sticking out of a barrel thing they have going. Old canisters of Unique and 296 from the back of the closet. of a .357, but if youre shooting a 150gr cup and core bul let youll be lucky to get 15 of penetration in gel less in bear muscle. There are just too many cartridges in .357 and .38 splyou cant begin to touch that lever of choice in any other rimmed revolver caliber. Standing from the draw. With newer and stronger swing-out-cylinder revolvers from Colt and S&W, a more powerful .44 cartridge was called for, so the older .44 cartridge case was lengthened by 0.2 inches for added powder capacity, and the 246-grain LRN bullet of the Russian load was retained. this has the makings of a great novel! SInce Ruger wouldnt make it, Skeeter had a custom gunsmith bore out a .357 Ruger single action Blackhawk to make it into a custom .44 Special. Especially if you consider that a 230gr +p .45 auto can deliver more, -and- from a platform that in single stack configuration (1911 for example) holds 2+1 more rounds then the 5 in this weapon here( not to mention the double stack .45s from Glock, S&W, Springfield, etc that are prevalent today). Many fans followed his lead and had their .357s converted to .44 Special as well. This was not a new innovation, having been used by Dan Wesson and some High Standard revolvers that predated the GP100. He was a certified firearms instructor for his department for 28 years. By the way, you know what handgun the .357 Magnum replaced on the worlds most powerful.. scale? [5], In 2016, a limited edition National Rifle Association variant of the GP100 was available from the Friends of NRA through a fundraising raffle. The textured Hogue grip promotes better control of this revolver when firing one-handed. The .44 Specials legacy endures because firearm manufacturers (S&W, Ruger, Charter Arms, Taurus, Freedom Arms, Colt, Cimarron, etc) keep coming out with new revolvers chambered for the 110-year old round. Another change was the shape of the frame. Stay tuned for the upcoming review of the 5 GP 100 .44 Special Lipseys exclusive with the half lug barrel (and walnut handles and brass bead front sight!). If you limited yourself to sub-900 fps 200-grain loads, this gun would likely shoot forever, with minimal recoil and very little, if any, maintenance needed. The .44 Special is very manageable, even for novice shooters. Estimated New and Used Values for a Ruger GP100 Values are based on a basic model with no options or colors. I have but two words to say about anyone who would complain that a gun review was too long because it contained a bit of discourse about Elmer Keith: fuck em. Its unique feature was a grip peg that allowed a wrap around grip (when made of rubber type material it gave even more cushioning effect) that could be conformed into a square butt style for police service/target shooting or a round butt style for concealment in a short barrel version. . Old Skeeter, for sure. The numbers in the reloading manual are there to keep you safe. DeSantis makes a nice thumb break pancake that allows easy carry under a cover shirt. [3][5], The GP100 shares the crane lock from the Redhawk that was later used in the small frame SP101 revolver. However, the .44 Special is truly special for those who possess a bit more abstract way of thinking. For a handload, I made up a small batch of Skeeter loadsa favorite of the late gun writer Skeeter Skelton. The problem would be someone loading a cylinder of these into an aluminum airweight or 100-year-old revolver. Steven Tracy is a retired police officer after 30 years of service and has been a firearms enthusiast since birth. Excellent - 95%+ condition with or without box. For this new take on the GP100, Ruger chose a black rubber Hogue Monogrip with pebbled texturing for traction. Very Good - 90% - 95% condition (all parts/finish should be original). When I think one shot power from a handgun, .44spl isnt on the list, and then I think tool for personal defense, I dont look for something with less power and half the capacity of a 1911, unless its far lighter and smaller, and designed to be easy to carry. The gun is been magnificent and its handled some very heavy 357 Magnum handloads way hot. Going to six in this iteration wouldnt have increased the size of the cylinder by much. The Don Hume holster kept the gun secure and out of the way until I needed it, and reholstering was easy. Rather not ruin a gun just to shoot a hot load. Still, it was annoying. Double Action). hard cast will penetrate into the vitals of any animal in North America. When the .44 Magnum was introduced in 1956 (when S&W and Remington teamed up after much experimentation by Idahos Elmer Keith hot loading the .44 Special), it was one of the nails in the .44 Specials coffin because you could shoot Specials in the Magnum (as well as .44 Russians, which were lengthened to create the Special, which was lengthened to create the Magnum). A feat performed by inexpensive Blaser 200-grain HPs. Item Number: 1761; Ruger GP100 44SW Special Double-Action Revolver with Walnut Hogue Grips $899.00 $669.99; Notify Me When Available; Brand: Ruger; Item Number: 1767 For test ammunition in .44 Special, I went with four factory loads from Black Hills, Federal, Hornady and Sig Sauer. Everything from powder puff .38 Specials to fire breathing .357 Mag Bear Loads, not to mention Shot Shells, etc. The Ruger GP100 is chambered for the venerable .357 Magnum cartridge and has a 5 round capacity. As I hefted the new wheelgun, my first thought was solid. This is a rugged-looking, business-like handgun with nothing on it that doesnt belong. Smith and Wesson built the 1st 44 magnum and Ruger followed fast with the Flat Top Blackhawk. I agree. Smith & Wessons Triplelock came out in 1908 as the .44 Hand Ejector 1st Model New Century revolver and earned its nickname due to the third locking mechanism on its crane. The ruger gp100 looks like a nice revolver but I wouldnt get one in 44 spl. Also, Id bet at least a hundred elk have been killed in this country by 9mm pis tols, although I doubt legally. Extra 15% off $40+ vitamins. The gun loaded, fired and ejected everything I fed it. Five shots is plenty to get me to my shotgun. That said, while I like .44spl I like guns that can do both (just like I would prefer own a .357 magnum to a .38 only). The .357 doesnt come near half that. Then youve got the braggarts. What certainly catches your eye: that big, unfluted cylinder. that would be great, if ANYONE sold .44 special ammo within a 50 mile radius of me, hence why Im getting a .44 magnum. But then you think of the ones that got away. Triple-locking cylinder is locked into the frame at the front, rear and bottom for more positive alignment and dependable operation shot after shot. I think that will help guide the caliber selection. No sense of history. The unfluted cylinder makes it look heavy and the full under lug barrel adds to that look. Plenty of S&Ws and Colts have passed through my hands or reside in my safe. I dont know guys but Ill tell you guys this: Id much rather have a 357 mag than a 44 spl. The only thing that popped into my mind was Man, that 29 has got to *hurt* to shoot it., Yeah its nowhere near as badass as a break-action .30-06. .44 Special +P..I like the sound of that. Quantum physics and RevolverGuy at the same time? (l.) A large, push-button cylinder-release latch is . 3 sixguns. The first significant change was introduced with the Ruger Redhawk and that involved a new locking mechanism with a lever on the crane rather than using the end of the ejector rod to lock. The transfer bar must be present between the hammer and the firing pin in order for the cartridge to be fired. As a reloader deciding on the caliber isnt going to be easy, but I dont think either one would be a bad pick. The left side is pleasingly inscribed with the Ruger GP100 name and .44 Special caliber, while the serial number and Ruger eagle logo subtlety etched into the frame. This exclusive version of the Ruger GP100 comes with rubber grips and wood inserts I then worked through a 30-round combat course that started with point shooting at 3 yards and ended with barricade shooting at 15 yards. Yes,. Since its introduction, it has been produced with a number of variations including various barrel lengths and profiles, fixed or adjustable sights, and in blued carbon steel or stainless steel. That said, Black Hills Ammunition disagrees with you. The Jeff Quinn Memorial Ruger GP100 44S&W Special is a nice Revolver. Mine seems to love the 250gr LSWC sized .431. stainless steel 6-shot .357 Mag . I could always see it before it completely came out, so just a press with my finger put it back in. 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